Buzz Poole
@buzzpoole.bsky.social
Sandorf Passage co-founder and publisher
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Author of Workingman’s Dead, part of the 33 1/3 series
Writer, editor, aspiring full-time putterer
sandorfpassage.org
Author of Workingman’s Dead, part of the 33 1/3 series
Writer, editor, aspiring full-time putterer
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Buzz Poole
@buzzpoole.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Sandorf Passage 2025 Subscription – sandorfpassage.org
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Want to support Sandorf Passage and score a great deal? From now until the end of December, we’re running an early-bird special on our 2025 subscription: 7 books for $100. Next year’s list is killer! Reskeet and follow for a chance to win a free 2025 subscription. sandorfpassage.org/product/sand...
Groundhog shadows? Crocuses? Later sunsets? Here in Maine, the true first sign of spring is when Dairy Queen reopens for the season.
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Groundhog shadows? Crocuses? Later sunsets? Here in Maine, the true first sign of spring is when Dairy Queen reopens for the season.
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These ARCs are available. Interested? Get in touch.
New titles in translation from Iraq and Montenegro published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social #literatureintranslation @bookbeat.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
These ARCs are available. Interested? Get in touch.
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Yes! @johnwilliams.bsky.social letting @robrubsam.bsky.social review Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost made a difference in sales for @sandorfpassage.bsky.social. Indies spend money on creating great books. It has become increasingly difficult to get readers to know about our books. 👇👇
Absolutely not trying to make the terrible news of the closure of Washington Post's Books coverage about me or anything, but I cannot stress how bad this is for books. The biggest divide between Big 5 and independent/nonprofit press books is not quality--it's the marketing spend.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Yes! @johnwilliams.bsky.social letting @robrubsam.bsky.social review Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost made a difference in sales for @sandorfpassage.bsky.social. Indies spend money on creating great books. It has become increasingly difficult to get readers to know about our books. 👇👇
Yes! @johnwilliams.bsky.social letting @robrubsam.bsky.social review Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost made a difference in sales for @sandorfpassage.bsky.social. Indies spend money on creating great books. It has become increasingly difficult to get readers to know about our books. 👇👇
Absolutely not trying to make the terrible news of the closure of Washington Post's Books coverage about me or anything, but I cannot stress how bad this is for books. The biggest divide between Big 5 and independent/nonprofit press books is not quality--it's the marketing spend.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Yes! @johnwilliams.bsky.social letting @robrubsam.bsky.social review Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost made a difference in sales for @sandorfpassage.bsky.social. Indies spend money on creating great books. It has become increasingly difficult to get readers to know about our books. 👇👇
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@literaryhub.bsky.social has dubbed Sarah Schulte’s hypnotizing cover for She Who Remains one of the 10 Best Book Covers of January! lithub.com/the-10-best-...
The 10 Best Book Covers of January
Another month of books, another month of book covers. In January, it was all about the text treatments. And also, for some reason, teal. Here are my favorites from the start of the new year: I̵…
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February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
@literaryhub.bsky.social has dubbed Sarah Schulte’s hypnotizing cover for She Who Remains one of the 10 Best Book Covers of January! lithub.com/the-10-best-...
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In this week’s New England Literary News, Nina MacLaughlin raves about She Who Remains: “The book is torrential, it is a spell, it moves in blood and death and deepest love . . . The prose gallops, a muscled thundering horse underneath you.” ninamaclaughlin.substack.com/p/bostons-ne...
Boston's new Youth Poet Laureate, a queer novel in translation, potent North Shore poems
New England Literary News
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February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
In this week’s New England Literary News, Nina MacLaughlin raves about She Who Remains: “The book is torrential, it is a spell, it moves in blood and death and deepest love . . . The prose gallops, a muscled thundering horse underneath you.” ninamaclaughlin.substack.com/p/bostons-ne...
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March will be the fifth anniversary of our first release: The President Shop by Vesna Maric, hailed by @catherinelacey.bsky.social as “a marvelous, timeless book.” As always, @bradlisti.bsky.social got to the heart of the matter when he interviewed Maric.
Today on the show, a fascinating flashback to my conversation w Vesna Maric, author of the novel THE PRESIDENT SHOP, in Episode 696.
Vesna was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and moved to the UK as a refugee, fleeing political chaos, dictatorship, and war.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Vesna was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and moved to the UK as a refugee, fleeing political chaos, dictatorship, and war.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
March will be the fifth anniversary of our first release: The President Shop by Vesna Maric, hailed by @catherinelacey.bsky.social as “a marvelous, timeless book.” As always, @bradlisti.bsky.social got to the heart of the matter when he interviewed Maric.
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@izidoraangel.bsky.social’s breathtaking translation of She Who Remains by Rene Karabash is out today! “Bold and visionary” in the words of Katrina Dodson, find out for yourself why Service95 has dubbed this landmark Bulgarian queer novel one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have on Your Radar in 2026.
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
@izidoraangel.bsky.social’s breathtaking translation of She Who Remains by Rene Karabash is out today! “Bold and visionary” in the words of Katrina Dodson, find out for yourself why Service95 has dubbed this landmark Bulgarian queer novel one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have on Your Radar in 2026.
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A Plan to Save the World by Hassan Akram (tr. Ibrahim Fawzy) gazes out through the eyes of a child, trying to make sense of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Surprising and beguilingly touching, an excerpt of this was included in Best Literary Translations 2025. ARCs available now!
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A Plan to Save the World by Hassan Akram (tr. Ibrahim Fawzy) gazes out through the eyes of a child, trying to make sense of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. Surprising and beguilingly touching, an excerpt of this was included in Best Literary Translations 2025. ARCs available now!
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One week until the release of She Who Remains by Rene Karabash (tr. @izidoraangel.bsky.social). And we’re not the only ones excited about readers discovering this landmark Bulgarian queer novel. Service95 has dubbed it one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have on Your Radar in 2026! #booksky
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
One week until the release of She Who Remains by Rene Karabash (tr. @izidoraangel.bsky.social). And we’re not the only ones excited about readers discovering this landmark Bulgarian queer novel. Service95 has dubbed it one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have on Your Radar in 2026! #booksky
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Wow! Service95 dubs Rene Karabash’s She Who Remains (tr. @izidoraangel.bsky.social) one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have On Your Radar In 2026. #booksky service95.com/best-books-2...
The 21 Must-Read Books To Have On Your Radar In 2026
Discover the best new books of 2026 with our guide to the most-anticipated new releases each month this year.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Wow! Service95 dubs Rene Karabash’s She Who Remains (tr. @izidoraangel.bsky.social) one of the 21 Must-Read Books to Have On Your Radar In 2026. #booksky service95.com/best-books-2...
Bob Weir got to live out his dreams from the age of 16 until today. We should all be so fortunate.
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Bob Weir got to live out his dreams from the age of 16 until today. We should all be so fortunate.
Essential Bob Weir. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6g...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Essential Bob Weir. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6g...
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Two of my favorite books from 2025 were published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social!
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Two of my favorite books from 2025 were published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social!
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In yesterday's mail two from @sandorfpassage.bsky.social! The Competition of Unfinished Stories by Sener Ozmen; translated by Nicholas Glastonbury is out now and The Minister by Stefan Boskovic; translated by Will Firth lands in May.
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
In yesterday's mail two from @sandorfpassage.bsky.social! The Competition of Unfinished Stories by Sener Ozmen; translated by Nicholas Glastonbury is out now and The Minister by Stefan Boskovic; translated by Will Firth lands in May.
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Thrilled to see She Who Remains by Rene Karabash (tr. Izidora Angel) as one of @autostraddle.bsky.social’s Most Anticipated Queer Books of January! www.autostraddle.com/our-most-ant...
Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for January 2026
New year, new queer books!
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January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Thrilled to see She Who Remains by Rene Karabash (tr. Izidora Angel) as one of @autostraddle.bsky.social’s Most Anticipated Queer Books of January! www.autostraddle.com/our-most-ant...
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Hot off the press here in #maine: ARCs of The Minister by Stefan Bošković (tr.Will Firth). Sharp, unsettling, and bitingly relevant, it is a portrait of a society where truth is slippery, power is dangerous, and survival demands moral compromise. Let us know if you want a copy. #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Spun Purple Mountains earlier today, forever in awe of Berman’s turns of phrase. And also happened to think about Ryan and some of his Berman stories. If I were in New York this weekend, I would not miss this.
This Sunday night at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC: Hills & Ezra Furman doing a set of David's brilliant songs on his birthday.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Spun Purple Mountains earlier today, forever in awe of Berman’s turns of phrase. And also happened to think about Ryan and some of his Berman stories. If I were in New York this weekend, I would not miss this.
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This huge Europa hit, a Deep Vellum book making Obama's book list...I can't help feeling like publishing's woes could open up an opportunity for readers to understand that independent press books (by US authors and in translation) are not only vital literature but also...as good, as big 5 books?
Michael Reynolds from Europa echoing this sentiment in the NYT today! Every time someone asks me to make any predictions for books in 2026, the only thing I'm certain about is that readers will begin to move away from algorithms and continue to be drawn to the authenticity, curation, and humanity.
December 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This huge Europa hit, a Deep Vellum book making Obama's book list...I can't help feeling like publishing's woes could open up an opportunity for readers to understand that independent press books (by US authors and in translation) are not only vital literature but also...as good, as big 5 books?
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Today's Featured Poem:
"Preparing the Body" by Monika Herceg, translated from the Croatian by @marinaveverec.bsky.social from Closed Season published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
Read here:
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"Preparing the Body" by Monika Herceg, translated from the Croatian by @marinaveverec.bsky.social from Closed Season published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
Read here:
poems.com/poem/prepari...
Preparing the Body
carcinomas slumber
under the unkind nurses' tongues
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December 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today's Featured Poem:
"Preparing the Body" by Monika Herceg, translated from the Croatian by @marinaveverec.bsky.social from Closed Season published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
Read here:
poems.com/poem/prepari...
"Preparing the Body" by Monika Herceg, translated from the Croatian by @marinaveverec.bsky.social from Closed Season published by @sandorfpassage.bsky.social
Read here:
poems.com/poem/prepari...
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Monika Herceg’s “Preparing the Body” from Closed Season (tr. Marina Veverec) is featured @poetrydaily.bsky.social today. poems.com/poem/prepari...
Preparing the Body
carcinomas slumber
under the unkind nurses' tongues
poems.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Monika Herceg’s “Preparing the Body” from Closed Season (tr. Marina Veverec) is featured @poetrydaily.bsky.social today. poems.com/poem/prepari...
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@gayadorno.bsky.social on translating Sener Ozmen’s The Competition of Unfinished Stories in a new Asymptote interview: “One thing that did feel joyful or exciting about doing this project was getting an opportunity to think of myself more as a writer.” www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/12...
Unreliable Narrator, Unreliable Translator: Nicholas Glastonbury on Sener Ozmen’s The Competition of Unfinished Stories - Asymptote Blog
. . . if we can unmake or destabilize the novel, we might similarly destabilize the nation, which warrants or conscripts the novel.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@gayadorno.bsky.social on translating Sener Ozmen’s The Competition of Unfinished Stories in a new Asymptote interview: “One thing that did feel joyful or exciting about doing this project was getting an opportunity to think of myself more as a writer.” www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/12...
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Good luck to @sandorfpassage.bsky.social !
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Good luck to @sandorfpassage.bsky.social !
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2025 has been awful, but our six releases this year are evidence that books still surprise and delight, and are more necessary than ever. We’re so proud of these books and are thankful for the teams behind them. 2026 promises more great fiction and poetry, starting with She Who Remains. #booksky
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
2025 has been awful, but our six releases this year are evidence that books still surprise and delight, and are more necessary than ever. We’re so proud of these books and are thankful for the teams behind them. 2026 promises more great fiction and poetry, starting with She Who Remains. #booksky
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More end-of-year love for Underground Barbie. @libraryjournal.bsky.social includes it in “Stellar Selections: Best Books of 2025”! www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...
Stellar Selections | Best Books 2025
Throughout the year, LJ’s expert reviewers consider thousands of books, reading titles across a myriad of genres and subjects. These are the nearly 800 works they judged as the best, most notable, sig...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
More end-of-year love for Underground Barbie. @libraryjournal.bsky.social includes it in “Stellar Selections: Best Books of 2025”! www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...